Reel and the transportation thereof



April 5, 1932- c. T. slss E1- AL 1,852,792

REEL AND THE TRANSPORTATION THEREOF April 5, 1932. c. T. sli-:Bs ET Al.

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C. T. SIEBS ET AL REEL AND THE TRANSPORTATION THEREOF l Filed Oct. l2. 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 .Inven'fs Claczde I Sz'es Zee 7T. McGuire Patented Apr. 5., 1932 UNITED .STATES *PATENT 'OFFICE CLAUDE 'I'. sIEBs, or' CRANEORD, AND LEE n. M CGUIRE, OE NEwARx, fNE W JERSEY, AsSIGNoRs To WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INcoRPoRA'rED, or' NEW YORK,

N. Y., ACORPORATION OF NEW- YORK EEELAND THE TnANsPoETArIoN THEEEor Application filed October 12, 1929. seralNo. 399,146.

lmetallic cylindrical, individual drums or sections oined end to end, the composite drum thus constructed being suspended by tie rods and a shaft extending between heads or wheels consisting of angle members secured or welded to hub plates and channel shaped rims. During shipment lthe reel is anchored to the car on which it is shiped by adjustable tie rods secured to side pockets of the car and to shock absorbers .incorporated in the heads `of the reel and the reel heads rest'upon bearing plates attached to thecar floor. The shock absorbers cooperating with the anchoring rods permit a limited resilient movement of the. reel each time the. car encounters an end jolt of suicient force. l u

A clear understanding of the invention wlll *bev had by referring to one speciic embodilment thereof as illustrated in the accompanying drawings disclosing a reel and shipping means embodying features of the invention and which may be employed in the practice of the improved method, and wherein Fig. 1 is an elevational end view of the reel;

Fig. i),` is a longitudinal view of the reel, partly in section, with a portion of the drum Vbroken away;

1Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view of the shock absorber, and Y Fig. 7 is an elevational end view yof: the reel and securing structure.

Referring now to the drawings ini-which.

like numerals designate similar parts throughout the several views there-isdis closed an all metal heavy duty type offreel for transporting armored vcable or any other suitable strand material, this reel consisting:

principally ofheads or wheels 10, a central shaft 11 and a composite drum or barrelv 12.

VThe heads or wheel 10 comprise annular hub plates or discs 13,7channel shaped rims 14 and angle member spokes 15, the spokes-15 being secured to the hubl plates 13 'and the channel-portion of the rims 14 preferably by welding, thus providing a rigidi. and economical type of head or wheel. structure.

The shaft 11, preferably made solidand of cold rolled steel, is supported by ianges 1-6 provided on theV hub plates 13,- the ianges16 preferably consisting of angle rings Welded to the hub plates. The shaft 11may beheld in position between the heads or wheels by collars 17 locked thereto in any suitable manvner and abutting the flanges 16 of the hub plates.

The composite drum 12' consists of a -plurality-of cylindrical sheet metal sectionsor individual drums 18 interconnected endto end to provide a reel ofthe desired length for accommodating the armored cable. By thus sectionalizing the drum 12, the reelmay be disassembled in order to occupy .the minimum amount of space for return transportation and storage as well as provide a built-up or extendible type ofk reel of desired length, and the individual sections or'drums 18are constructed similarly and interchangeablyin order that the reel may be assembled without dificulty. lFor interconnecting the sections 18 end to. end and supporting the composite drum, tie rods 19 disposed symmetrically around the aiXs of the reel extend between .theheads 10 and are bolted to the spokes 15,

the tie rods projectingV through apertures in end flanges 2O provided on the individual drums 18, the end flanges A,20 consisting preferably of angle rings welded to the sections 18. In order to reinforce portions of the tie rods 19 intermediate t-he heads 10, annular discs 23, only one of which is shown in the drawings, supported by the shaft 11 are interposed between and abutting the end flanges 2O of the adjacent sections 18, the edges of these discs having apertures registering with the apertures of the end flanges 2O through which' the tie rods 19 extend and being provided with central flanges 24 which bear upon the shaft 11.

A portion of one of the spokes is removed from near the drum 12 and a cross piece or channel member 25 is secured or welded thereto and tothe two adjacent spokes to provide 'a space between the cross piece 25 and the drum for projecting the inner end of the cable or strand therethrough to secure the inner end in position.

In order to'ship such a heavy duty type of reel as that just described, which reel may in some cases occupy as much as an entire railroad fiat car, the following structure is provided for protectively anchoring or securing the reel to the Hoor of the car. A plurality of shock absorbers 26 (Figs. 2 and 5) are symmetrically positioned about the ends of the reel inside of the hub plates 13 with central plungers or eye bolts 27 extending through the hub plates and the spokes 15, these plungers or eye bolts 27 each being held in compression by means of two concentric heavy type of spiral springs 34 and 35. The inner ends of the central eye bolts 27 are bolted to suitable washers 36, and a pair of metallic shields 37 enclose the ends of the springs. To the eye bolts 27 are connected tie rods 28 (Figs. 3, 4, and '7) made adjustable by turn-buckles 29 and these tie rods secure or anchor the reel to the car by being secured or bolted to the side pockets 30 thereof,

the axis of the reel being disposed longitudinally ofthe car. Although the drawings show only one end of the reel anchored to the car, it will be understood that both ends are anchored by similar tie rods. In order to facilitate the action of the shock absorbers 26, metal bearing plates 31 are provided beneath the heads or wheels 1() and secured to the floor of the car by lag screws, and when the car receives a jolt from either end, the shock ab- 'the car floor to overcome end shocks or jolts given the car during transit, and it is obvious that such shocks are in many cases more severe or intense than the vertically directed shocks sustained by the springs of the car.

From the foregoing description, it is therefore believed to be apparent that the invention provides a rigid and extensible type of reel which may be readily disassembled for empty shipment in a minimum amount of space and that the method provided herein for transportation eticiently and protectively secures and anchors the reel during transit.

It will, of course, be understood thatvthe invention is not to be limited by the speciic embodiment herein described and illustrated, but is to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

lVhat is claimed is:

1. In a reel for shipping strand material, a pair of heads, a composite drum comprising a plurality of interchangeable cylindrical sections held between said heads, and means for resiliently securing the reel in position on a supporting member to overcome shocks encountered during transit, said last mentioned means comprising a resilient member located within said drum and means tor connecting said resilient member `to said supporting member.

2. In combination, a platform, a reel for shipping strand material, said reel comprising two heads, a drum held between said heads, shock absorbers located within said drum and secured to said heads for resiliently securing the reel in position on said platform, bearing plates located between said reel heads and said platform for cooperating with the shockabsorbers and tie rods connected between said shock absorbers and said platform.

3. In combination, a reel for transporting strand material on a car, said reel comprising two heads, a drum held between said heads, shock absorbers located within said drum and secured to said heads for providing resilient movementy of the reel when the car encounters a olt, and adjustable tie rods for securing the shock absorbers to the car.

4. A method of shipping an extended reel on a car consisting in disposing the reel lengthwise of the car, and resiliently tying the ends of the reel thereto.

5. A method of shipping an extended reel on a flat car consisting in disposing the reel lengthwise of the car, and resiliently tying the ends or" the reel to the sides of the iiat car.

6. Apparatus for transporting reels consisting of a platform, a plurality of resilient members positioned about and secured to the ends of the reel and a tie member attached between the platform and each of the resilient members for anchoring the reel during transportation so that the aXis of the reel is substantially parallel to the direction of travel of the platform,

7. Apparatus for transporting reels comprising a platform, a resilient member secured to one end of the reel, a plunger con- 1 lua trolled by the resilient member, and a tie member secured between the platform and the plunger for anchoring the reel to the platform during transportation so that its aXis is substantially parallel to the direction of travel of the platform.

8. A method of preparing a reel having a least two heads for transportation which comprises placing the reel on a supporting member with its heads substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel and securing at least one of the heads to the supporting member by means of a resilient member.

9. In combination, a reel having at least two heads and a drum therebetween, a platform on which said reel is to be'transported, and resilient means connected between said platform and at least one of said heads for securing said reel t0 said platform with the reel heads substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel of said platform.

In witness whereof, we hereunto subscribe our names this third day of October, A. D.

CLAUDE T. SIEBS. LEE R. MCGUIRE. 

